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Fact Sheet

Water and Energy in California

By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres

Dec 6, 2022 ... Water and energy are closely entwined in California: the energy sector relies heavily on water for electricity generation, and statewide ...

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Priorities for California’s Water

By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ...

Nov 16, 2022 ... Climate change is making California's already variable climate even more unpredictable, and that's stressing the state's water and land ...

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Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley

By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ...

Could solar development on fallowed land help the valley's residents? ... job creation while minimizing potential impairments to habitat and air quality.

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Storing Water for the Environment

By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ...

Water and land use practices, pollution, the proliferation of non-native ... warm rapidly due to increasing air temperatures and the high angle of the sun.

Policy Brief

Policy Brief: Storing Water for the Environment

By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ...

To protect and restore California's freshwater ecosystems and respond to the changing climate, California's water managers must change how they operate ...

Statewide Survey

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Jul 8, 2022 ... Key findings include: Three in ten Californians name water supply and drought as the state's top environmental issue; nearly seven in ten ...

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Land Transitions and Dust in the San Joaquin Valley

By Andrew Ayres, Jaymin Kwon, Joy Collins

Jul 25, 2022 ... In addition, the changing climate may exacerbate risks as warmer temperatures can dry out soils and increase dust emissions. The overall air ...

Fact Sheet

The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta

By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Greg Gartrell

Farming has caused peat-rich soils to oxidize and land to sink: today, many islands are 10 to 25 feet below sea level. Most Californians rely on resources from ...